The new cat

“Once upon a time the renter left a cat who belonged to him because he couldn’t pay the people who owned the house. Ms Finikin, the ESOL teacher, likes cats. The house owner took (a picture of) the cat to Mrs Ryder’s office and said, “This cat is not mine. It is other people’s.” Then he explained everything. At last he said, “Could you find a person to take good care of it?” Ms Finikin said, “I will take this cat after a week (if no-one else wants it)” But Mrs Ryder said, “Come on, Ms Finikin. You’ll love this cat.” His name is (currently) Hunter.

By Jennifer

The cat needs a better name. We read Catch that Kitten by Pamela Duncan Edwards and What Shall We Call the Kitten? by John Carr then looked at a picture of the new cat and thought about what he could be called.

I think you should call your cat…..

Birdly because every cat likes birds – Jennifer
Greedy Cat – Sihui
Ginger because it is the colour of ginger. Oh, if you call your cat Hunter, it will hunt, maybe – Phoenix
Eating. The cat likes watching cat videos – Jenny
Oscar to the police so you can look after him. He will be safe at the police – Alex D
Willyum – Clara
Callie because it is a pretty name – Viema
Strawberry because she is pink – Annie
Poppy. I hope your cat likes that name – Charlotte
Maxamillion. Cool name – Zyrah
Fish – Sam
Brown Poo because it poos too much – PJ
Star because he’s a boy – Alex C
Fluffy because he is fluffy – Varvara
Black poo because he poos too much – Robert
Meow Meow because he meows a lot – Ahn
Berry because he is purple – Lasela and Katelyn
Pop because he pop pop pop pop pop pop pops – Tristan

Crystal experiments

We did some experiments. One was seeing whether a broken magic-growing egg or a full egg would give the faster result when put in water. The rooster and the paracephalosaurus grew at the same rate, surprisingly enough. We also had a few extra growing toys to allow each group to grow something.
Our other experiment was to see whether table or rock salt would grow crystals the fastest. The children had to work cooperatively and follow directions to complete this. The wrote a recount the next day.
Some of the children missed out. They still wanted their stories of missing out to be published.